Marcus Clutton

Marcus Clutton (born 3 March 1989) is a British racing driver set to compete for Orange Racing powered by JMH in the British GT Championship.

Career

Clutton made his car racing debut in 2005, competing in the Porsche Club Championship.[2][3][4] After appearances in Britcar and the BARC Formula Renault championship over the following two years,[5][6] Clutton raced in select rounds of the 2009 British GT Championship for ABG Motorsport in the Supersport class, which he won after winning all three races he entered.[7] Two years later, Clutton returned to the series and ABG to compete in the GT4 class,[8] scoring three wins and four other podiums to seal the class title at season's end.[9]

Following that, Clutton spent the next three seasons dabbling in the British Endurance Championship and the GT Cup Championship,[10][11] before joining Chevron Cars to race in all but one round of the GT4 European Series.[12] In his only season in the series, Clutton scored an outright win at Misano to take seventh in the Pro standings.[13] Part-time appearances in the Britcar Endurance and British GT Championships then followed in 2017 and 2018,[14][15] before primarily racing in the Radical Challenge Championship across the next two seasons, in which he took the Solo Challenge title in 2020.[16] During 2020, Clutton also won the GT Cup Championship GT3 title for JMH Automotive,[17] as well as making a one-off return to the British GT Championship for the same team in a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo.[18]

Clutton's McLaren leading a train of British GT cars at Snetterton in 2021.

In 2021, Clutton joined McLaren customer team Enduro Motorsport to partner Morgan Tillbrook on a full-time basis in the British GT Championship,[19] in which he scored his first overall win at the season-ending Donington Park enduro en route to an eighth-place points finish in the Pro-Am points.[20] Remaining with Enduro for 2022,[21] Clutton took outright wins at Donington Park and Brands Hatch on his way to a third-place points finish in the overall and Pro-Am standings.[22][23] During 2022, Clutton also raced in the GT3 class of the GT Cup Championship for the same team, taking seven wins and 11 podiums to secure runner-up honors.[24]

At the start of the following year, Clutton and Tillbrook joined fellow McLaren customer team Orange Racing powered by JMH to race in the GT class of the Asian Le Mans Series,[25] before returning to Enduro Motorsport to race in British GT for the rest of the year.[26] In his third consecutive season with the team, Clutton scored outright podiums at Oulton Park and Donington Park to end the season 11th in Pro-Am.[27] In 2024, Clutton joined McLaren-affiliated Garage 59 to continue in the British GT Championship,[28] in which he scored a best outright result of third at Brands Hatch and a Pro-Am win at Silverstone en route to fifth in points.[29] During 2024, Clutton also competed for PB Racing by JMH in select rounds of the British Endurance Championship, winning all five races he contested as he helped the team secure the Class A title.[30]

Remaining with McLaren machinery for 2025, Clutton returned to Orange Racing powered by JMH to partner Simon Orange in the final two rounds of the GT Winter Series and the full British GT season.[31] In the former, Clutton scored a lone win at Aragón,[32] whereas in the latter, Clutton scored a lone podium at Oulton Park to take ninth in the GT3 Pro-Am standings.[33] The following year, Clutton remained with Orange Racing powered by JMH for a dual campaign in the GT Winter Series and the British GT Championship.[34][35] In the former, Clutton scored wins at Valencia and Aragón en route to runner-up honors in GT3.[36][37]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2005Porsche Club Championship
2006Britcar
2007BARC Formula Renault
2009British GT Championship – SupersportABG Motorsport33213151st
2011British GT Championship – GT4ABG Motorsport103137205.51st
2015GT4 European Series – ProChevron Cars81121787th
GT Cup UK – GTOChevron Racing100004911th
2017Britcar Endurance Championship – Class 3 SprintTrack Focused20002249‡1st‡
2018British GT Championship – GTCJMH Auto111110NC†
2019Britcar Endurance Championship – Class 1JMH Automotive2112258‡6th‡
Radical Challenge Championship – Solo ChallengeValour Racing1130564657th
Britcar Endurance Championship – Class 4Forelle Estates22122143‡4th‡
2020Radical Challenge Championship – Solo ChallengeValour Racing12936127941st
British GT Championship – GT3 Pro-AmJMH Automotive200012710th
GT Cup Championship – GT3118179141‡1st‡
GT Cup Championship – GTO221220NC†
GT Cup Championship – GTHEnduro Motorsport400200NC†
2021British GT Championship – GT3 Pro-AmEnduro Motorsport8100222.58th
GT Cup Championship – GTH1200041559th
2022British GT Championship – GT3 Pro-AmEnduro Motorsport92004141.53rd
GT Cup Championship – GT320740184302nd‡
British Endurance Championship – Class CPB Racing42344118‡3rd‡
2023Asian Le Mans Series – GTOrange Racing powered by JMH20000024th
British GT Championship – GT3 Pro-AmEnduro Motorsport800026311th
British Endurance Championship – Class APB Racing129‡1st‡
GT Cup Championship – GT3Enduro Motorsport1210150NC†
Orange Racing powered by JMH400000NC†
2024British GT Championship – GT3 Pro-AmGarage 597100299.55th
British Endurance Championship – Class APB Racing by JMH55??5129‡1st‡
2025GT Winter Series – GT3Orange Racing powered by JMH610?2886th
British GT Championship – GT3 Pro-Am90001709th
2026GT Winter Series – GT3Orange Racing powered by JMH152??82222nd
British GT Championship – GT3 Pro-Am
Sources:[38][39]

As Clutton was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Team standings.

Complete British GT Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCarClass1234567891011121314PosPoints
2009ABG MotorsportKTM X-BowSupersportOUL110OUL213SPA1SPA2ROC1ROC2KNO1KNO2SNE1SNE2DON8SILBRH1BRH21st15
2011ABG MotorsportKTM X-Bow GT4GT4OUL116OUL2RetSNE9BRH11SPA117SPA212ROC119ROC212DON15SIL181st205.5
2018JMH AutoFerrari 488 ChallengeGTCOUL1OUL2ROCSNE1SNE2SILSPABRHDON12NC†0†
2020JMH AutomotiveLamborghini Huracán GT3 EvoGT3 Pro-AmOUL113OUL27DON11DON12BRHDON2SNE1SNE2SIL10th24
2021Enduro MotorsportMcLaren 720S GT3GT3 Pro-AmBRHRetSILRetDON14SPASNE1DSQSNE218OUL110OUL26DON218th22.5
2022Enduro MotorsportMcLaren 720S GT3GT3 Pro-AmOUL18OUL220SILDSQDON11SNE15SNE25SPA26BRH1DON233rd141.5
2023Enduro MotorsportMcLaren 720S GT3 EvoGT3 Pro-AmOUL13OUL2RetSIL14DON123SNE110SNE27BRHDON2311th63
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3ALG11
2024Garage 59McLaren 720S GT3 EvoGT3 Pro-AmOUL17OUL228SIL4DON14SPA9SNE1WDSNE2WDDON2RetBRH35th99.5
2025Orange Racing powered by JMHMcLaren 720S GT3 EvoGT3 Pro-AmDON17SIL5OUL112OUL22SPA18SNE110SNE27BRH6DON289th70
2026Orange Racing powered by JMHMcLaren 720S GT3 EvoGT3 Pro-AmSIL4OUL1OUL2SPASNE1SNE2DONBRH2nd*27*

Complete GT4 European Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCarClass123456789101112DCPts
2015Chevron CarsChevron GT4ProNOG1NOG2ZAN15ZAN28RBR1WDRBR2WDSPA16SPA27NÜR14NÜR26MIS11MIS267th78

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamClassCarEngine1234Pos.Points
2023Orange Racing powered by JMHGTMcLaren 720S GT3McLaren M840T 4.0 L TurboV8DUB116DUB218ABU1DNSABU2WD24th0

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